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152 species found for “rail” in Africa
Little Gull
Hydrocoloeus minutus
Cattle Egret
Bubulcus ibis
Black-crowned Night-Heron
Nycticorax nycticorax

Bonelli's Eagle
Aquila fasciata

Circaetus fasciolatus
Circaetus fasciolatus

Booted Eagle
Hieraaetus pennatus
Secretarybird
Amphiserpentarius schlosseri
Secretarybird
Serpentarius robustus
Basalt Pintail
Anas basaltica
Tedford's Pintail
Pinpanetta tedfordi
Hantonian Duck
Headonornis hantoniensis
Recurved Avocet
Coltonia recurvirostra
Rufous-cheeked Nightjar
Caprimulgus rufigena

Sociable Lapwing
Vanellus gregarius
Black-winged Lapwing
Vanellus melanopterus
Wattled Lapwing
Vanellus senegallus

Three-banded Courser
Rhinoptilus cinctus

Madagascar Jacana
Actophilornis albinucha
Lesser Jacana
Microparra capensis
Nupharanassa bulotorum
Nupharanassa bulotorum
Slender-billed Gull
Chroicocephalus genei
White-eyed Gull
Ichthyaetus leucophthalmus

Saunders's Tern
Sternula saundersi
Great Crested Tern
Thalasseus bergii

Egyptian Plover
Pluvianus aegyptius
Black-winged Stilt
Himantopus himantopus
Recurvirostra spec
Recurvirostra spec
Common Snipe
Gallinago gallinago
Numenius gendrei
Numenius gendrei
Strolling Redshank
Totanus pedestris
Scarabelli's Redshank
Totanus scarabellii
Common Redshank
Totanus totanus
Spotted Redshank
Tringa erythropus
Tringa gambetta
Tringa gambetta
Common Redshank
Tringa totanus
Stercorarius shufeldti
Stercorarius shufeldti
Hantonian Agnopterus
Agnopterus hantoniensis
African Openbill
Anastomus lamelligerus
Abdim's Stork
Ciconia abdimii
Woolly-necked Stork
Ciconia episcopus
Ciconia gaudryi
Ciconia gaudryi
Ciconia louisebolesae
Ciconia louisebolesae
Marabou Stork
Leptoptilos crumenifer
Marabou Stork
Leptoptilos crumeniferus
Dissourodes milleri
Dissourodes milleri
Ibis conditus
Ibis conditus
Yellow-billed Stork
Mycteria ibis
Goliath Flamer
Palaelodus goliath
Lundgren's Stork
Scaniornis lundgreni
Straelen's Crane
Gallornis straeleni
Red-backed Mousebird
Colius castanotus
Speckled Mousebird
Colius striatus
Swamp Mousebird
Limnatornis paludicola
Long-tailed Ground-Roller
Uratelornis chimaera
Madagascar Coucal
Centropus toulou
Dusky Long-tailed Cuckoo
Cercococcyx mechowi
Snail-eating Coua
Coua delalandei
Falco serpentarius
Falco serpentarius
Vulturine Guineafowl
Acryllium vulturinum
African Pheasant
Phasianus africanus

Blue Crane
Anthropoides paradiseus
Demoiselle Crane
Anthropoides virgo
Common Crane
Grus grus
Grus minor
Grus minor
Senuta's Rail
Namibiavis senutae

Black Crake
Amaurornis flavirostra
Sakalava Rail
Amaurornis olivieri

Red Rail
Aphanapteryx bonasia

Red Rail
Apterornis bonasia
Saint Helena Rail
Aphanocrex podarces
Inaccessible Island Rail
Atlantisia rogersi
Tsingy Wood-Rail
Canirallus beankaensis
Madagascar Wood-Rail
Canirallus kioloides
Gray-throated Rail
Canirallus oculeus
Corn Crake
Crex crex
Réunion Rail
Dryolimnas augusti
White-throated Rail
Dryolimnas cuvieri
Eocrex primus
Eocrex primus
Rodrigues Rail
Erythromachus leguati
Eurasian Coot
Fulica atra
Coot
Fulica podagrica
Lesser Moorhen
Gallinula angulata
Eurasian Moorhen
Gallinula chloropus
Tristan Moorhen
Gallinula nesiotis
Nkulengu Rail
Himantornis haematopus
Inaccessible Island Rail
Laterallus insignis
Gypsum Curlew
Numenius gypsorum
Christy's Rail
Rallus christyi
Porzana lacustris
Porzana lacustris
Reunion Gallinule
Porphyrio caerulescens
Western Swamphen
Porphyrio porphyrio

Spotted Crake
Porzana porzana
Quercyrallus Ludianus
Quercyrallus ludianus
Rallus arenarius
Rallus arenarius

Rallus adolfocaesaris
Rallus adolfocaesaris
Water Rail
Rallus aquaticus

African Rail
Rallus caerulescens
Madagascar Rail
Rallus madagascariensis
Dwarf Rail
Rallus nanus
Rouget's Rail
Rougetius rougetii

White-winged Flufftail
Sarothrura ayresi
Buff-spotted Flufftail
Sarothrura elegans

Chestnut-headed Flufftail
Sarothrura lugens
Slender-billed Flufftail
Sarothrura watersi

St. Helena Crake
Zapornia astrictocarpus
Tsingy Forest Rail
Mentocrex beankaensis
Madagascar Forest Rail
Mentocrex kioloides

Schalow's Turaco
Tauraco schalowi
Athi Short-toed Lark
Calandrella athensis
Erlanger's Lark
Calandrella erlangeri
Crested Lark
Galerida cristata
Bimaculated Lark
Melanocorypha bimaculata
Calandra Lark
Melanocorypha calandra
Comoro Drongo
Dicrurus fuscipennis
Wire-tailed Swallow
Hirundo smithii
Magpie Shrike
Urolestes melanoleucus
Cape Grassbird
Sphenoeacus afer
Sao Tome Paradise-Flycatcher
Terpsiphone atrochalybeia
Bates's Paradise-Flycatcher
Terpsiphone batesi
Bedford's Paradise-Flycatcher
Terpsiphone bedfordi
Mascarene Paradise-Flycatcher
Terpsiphone bourbonnensis

Seychelles Paradise-Flycatcher
Terpsiphone corvina

Black-headed Paradise-Flycatcher
Terpsiphone rufiventer
African Paradise-Flycatcher
Terpsiphone viridis
Jackson's Widowbird
Euplectes jacksoni

Cape Sugarbird
Promerops cafer
Gurney's Sugarbird
Promerops gurneyi
Straw-tailed Whydah
Vidua fischeri
Pin-tailed Whydah
Vidua macroura
Sahel Paradise-Whydah
Vidua orientalis

Shaft-tailed Whydah
Vidua regia
Togo Paradise-Whydah
Vidua togoensis
Effosa Heron
Ardea effosa

Goliath Heron
Ardea goliath
Black-headed Heron
Ardea melanocephala
Piveteau's Heron
Ardea piveteaui

Rufous-bellied Heron
Ardeola rufiventris
Dimorphic Egret
Egretta dimorpha
Cuvier's Protopelican
Protopelicanus cuvierii
Hadada Ibis
Bostrychia hagedash
Eurasian Spoonbill
Platalea leucorodia
Protibis cnemialis
Protibis cnemialis
Tantalus spec
Tantalus spec
Sacred Ibis
Threskiornis aethiopicus
Madagascar Sacred Ibis
Threskiornis bernieri
White-tailed Tropicbird
Phaethon lepturus
Minute Flamingo
Phoenicopterus minutus
Great Crested Grebe
Podiceps cristatus
Burchell's Sandgrouse
Pterocles burchelli
Anhinga pannonica
Anhinga pannonica
Long-tailed Cormorant
Microcarbo africanus
Ramirezi Gannet
Ramphastosula ramirezi